‘PPR lifts broke down eight times in a month’

The second batch of lifts at PPR Pekan Kepong is currently being installed. — Filepic

SYSTEM failures and vandalism are the reasons behind lift breakdowns in People’s Housing Project (PPR) Pekan Kepong, says Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

There were eight cases of lift breakdowns reported last December in the three-block PPR built 25 years ago, it said in a statement.